Domestic abuse is a pivotal issue within today's society, and is often not realised to be exacerbated by poor policy and support. After years of development the Domestic Abuse Bill returned to the House of Lords in the UK on the 8th March 2021 to complete its report stage, one of the…
With the ending of free movement between the UK and EU at the start of 2021, as a result of Brexit, more employers are now applying to become licensed sponsors, allowing them to recruit EU and non-EU nationals. In this article, we will explain the new post-Brexit Skilled Worker…
In 2015 the issue of immigration was brought to the top of the UK's political agenda as the European refugee crisis reached its peak. At the same time, the campaign to leave the EU went into full swing, and pro-leave politicians and the UK media continued to pursue their agenda to leave…
R (Begum) v Special Immigration Appeals Commission & Anor [2021] UKSC 7 (26 February 2021)
Ms Shamima Begum was born and raised in the UK. She was a British citizen at birth and at age 15 she travelled to Syria with two friends and soon afterwards she married an ISIS fighter and is…
Brexit cannot be blamed for all the challenges the haulage industry is currently facing. On the other hand, it isn't helping either. In particular, it's making recruitment even harder.
The shortage of HGV drivers
Even before Brexit, the shortage of HGV drivers was a major concern to the…
In the latest Trafficking in Persons Report 2020, the US Department of State covered recent developments in human trafficking in Vietnam and claimed that the Vietnamese government did not demonstrate overall increasing efforts compared to the previous reporting period.
While the Covid-19…
V.C.L. and A.N. v the United Kingdom (16 February 2021)
Human trafficking is internationally recognised as threatening human rights and the fundamental values of democratic societies. States have taken action to prevent, suppress and punish trafficking and to provide support to victims…
In simple terms, Brexit means that EU/EEA nationals are now treated the same way as non-EU/EEA nationals. This fact may, however, not be a lot of help to employers who have only ever recruited from the UK, EU and EEA. With that in mind, here is a quick guide to the new rules.
Right to…
Almost 3 years ago, I wrote this article regarding the operation of section 3C of the Immigration Act 1971, in circumstances where leave extended by virtue of that section has ended by a decision that is subsequently withdrawn or quashed, as well as the Home Office's position on the…
The EU Settlement Scheme is being hailed as a great success, with well over 5 million people who have now applied under the scheme and one might be persuaded to consider it as being a good thing. It would have been much better however, if it had not been a constituent scheme, where people…
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